Shailendra Singh Rana
Ph.D Research Scholar
Department of Economics
Lucknow University, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh – 226007 (India)
Shashi Lata Singh
Associate Professor
Lucknow University, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh – 226007 (India)
Abstract
This study investigates the extent of deprivation among the children who work on the streets of Bareilly. A questionnaire was administered to 50 children who were found working and or living on the streets of Bareilly. It was supplemented by focus group discussions. Results revealed that these children were suffering severe deprivation of several forms particularly the education deprivation and deprivation of basic amenities. The majority of such children were pushed to the streets due to poverty and they were dependent on begging and selling petty items for earning a livelihood and supplementing the income of their families. On the streets they were exposed to several types of abuses by different people. The phenomenon of street children can be addressed through social security measures such as cash transfer, health and education assistance.
Key words: Abuse, Children, Health, Nutrition, Poverty, Street.
